Plantains — Food supply in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Plantains — Food supply was 25.17 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▼ Falling
Plantains — Food supply in Costa Rica, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
The most recent figure for plantains — food supply in Costa Rica is 25.17 kcal/cap/d, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 8.7% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plantains — food supply in Costa Rica peaked at 34.94 kcal/cap/d in 2015 and was at its lowest, 18.23 kcal/cap/d, in 2021.
That places Costa Rica 28th out of 140 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Plantains — Food supply in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 29.08 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 30.2 kcal/cap/d | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 26.73 kcal/cap/d | -11.5% |
| 2013 | 32.91 kcal/cap/d | +23.1% |
| 2014 | 32.07 kcal/cap/d | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 34.94 kcal/cap/d | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 34.23 kcal/cap/d | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 34.01 kcal/cap/d | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 32.69 kcal/cap/d | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 22.4 kcal/cap/d | -31.5% |
| 2020 | 25.22 kcal/cap/d | +12.6% |
| 2021 | 18.23 kcal/cap/d | -27.7% |
| 2022 | 23.16 kcal/cap/d | +27.0% |
| 2023 | 25.17 kcal/cap/d | +8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.93 kcal/cap/d | 22.4 kcal/cap/d | 34.94 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.95 kcal/cap/d | 18.23 kcal/cap/d | 25.22 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 25 Cabo Verde 0.27 kcal/cap/d compare
- 25 North Macedonia 25.65 kcal/cap/d compare
- 26 Congo 25.61 kcal/cap/d compare
- 27 Fiji 25.18 kcal/cap/d compare
- 29 Montenegro 23.83 kcal/cap/d compare
- 30 Honduras 21.15 kcal/cap/d compare
- 31 El Salvador 20.93 kcal/cap/d compare
More agriculture & rural data for Costa Rica
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0337 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 672.15 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2027 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is plantains — food supply in Costa Rica?
- Plantains — food supply in Costa Rica was 25.17 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest plantains — food supply recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 34.94 kcal/cap/d in 2015.
- What is the lowest plantains — food supply recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.23 kcal/cap/d in 2021.
- How does Costa Rica rank for plantains — food supply?
- Costa Rica ranks 28th out of 140 countries with data for 2023.
- Is plantains — food supply rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Plantains — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.